Traditional Kids Summer Camp

For over 53 years Camp Ondessonk continues to strive to be the best traditional kids summer camp in the world.  Located in Ozark Illinois in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest kids experience traditional summer camp programming such as archery, canoeing, backpacking, swimming and horseback riding under the supervision of our highly experienced staff.  Kids will also have the opportunity to cook dinner over a campfire and sleep under the stars. Traditional campers get to live in our unique tree house cabins and spend their time at camp building skills and confidence, and making new friends.

Our traditional kids summer camp is accredited by the American Camp Association.  We meet and exceed over 300 standards in safety and operating procedures, including maintaining a one to six counselor to camper ratio and employing a full-time registered nurse during the traditional kids summer camp sessions.

Traditional Kids Summer Camp